"The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome" by Charles Michael Baggs offers a detailed exploration of the rich traditions and rituals observed during Holy Week in the heart of the Catholic Church. Baggs meticulously describes the various ceremonies, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, highlighting their historical significance and spiritual depth. The book serves as both a guide and a reflection on the profound meaning behind each rite, making it an invaluable resource for those seeking to un...

"Clear, terse, an inspiration to the reader." -Fourth Estate"Will be eagerly read by many Americans." - The Century"A book that merits a wide circulation." -The Living ChurchIn a little book of only 63 pages Charles M. Schwab, the famous steel magnate, in 1917 set forth his views on the subject of "Succeeding with What You Have." The famous steel master, reveals in its pages the secret of his own success and describes the in...

An anthology that asks, “What does it mean to be church where Black lives matter?”Prophetic imagination would have us see a future in which all Christians would be free of the soul-warping belief and practice of racism. This collection of reflections is an incisive look into that future today. It explains why preaching about race is important in the elimination of racism in the church and society, and how preaching has the ability to transform hearts. While program...

Forged from glaciers and sacred to Native Americans, the mountains, boulders, and rocks of the Alabama Hills mirror landscapes found all over the world. A scenic three-hour drive from the Hollywood sign, this location would prove to serve as the place to make movies. Early Hollywood studios sent location scouts to the area after hearing stories shared by travelers, and the rest is movie history. Over 500 films have completed shooting here, including silents, A movies, B Westerns, serials, ...

A child of the Civil Rights Era born below the Mason-Dixon Line, Charles Byrd eloquently shares his awe-inspiring story of self-discovery and revelation through a lens of spirituality. This important book chronicles the tense family dynamics, powerful social experiences, and thought-provoking interracial philosophy of a man whose national advocacy helped persuade the federal government to allow the 10 percent of the population at that time to self- identify as more than one race on the 200...

An Uncertain Life is a perfect description of the many challenges I faced, but it is also a story of resilience, overcoming, and accomplishing more than anyone, including me, thought possible.Along my journey of faith, I came to realize that KNOWING GOD LOVES ME is a power that no one can take away. With that acknowledgement and acceptance of God's love, I was empowered to become the full person I was created to be, regardless of what anyone, family, faith community, or la...

Horrors of Vaccination Exposed and Illustrated: Petition to the President to Abolish Compulsory Vaccination in Army and Navy is a passionate and controversial work by Charles M. Higgins, first published in the early 20th century. This book serves as both a detailed exposé and a fervent plea against the practice of compulsory vaccination, particularly within the ranks of the United States Army and Navy. Drawing on a wide array of case studies, medical reports, and personal testimonies, Higg...

In regards to this book..."The POWER of..."The chapters consist of:PURPOSEPOSITIVITYPOSSIBILITIESPERSERVERENCEPRESENCEPROFESSIONALISMPERSONALITYPERFORMANCEPASSIONPATIENCE PRAYER PEACEPOWERKnow that YOU are a multi-dimensional being. In reality, YOU exist in many different dimensions at once!You CAN perceive of that which you are the vibration of.YOU...are here to live your truth!...

How does an English farm boy from Kenya end up as a journalist in Australia, Rhodesia and Britain? And then a Presbyterian church minister in New South Wales and Western Australia, where he became the state moderator?Michael Charles describes how his life dramatically chopped and changed as he discovered who he was and where he should go in a world where he didn't seem to fit.Along the way, he married a red headed police inspector's daughter with convict ancestry, with whom...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleReading Darwin in Imperial Russia: Literature and Ideas expands upon the cataloging efforts of earlier scholarship on Darwin’s reception in Russia to analyze the rich cultural context and vital historical background of writings inspired by the arrival of Darwin’s ideas in Russia. Starting with the first Russian translation of The Origin of Species in 1864, educated Russians eagerly read Darwin’s works and reacted in a variety of ways. ...

Your PERSONAL Self...You know yourself better than anyone else.This book consists of our personal cycles of transformation, rebirth, and renewal. Our life force is the most important road to travel...in what we say, what we do, and what / how we think. With the centering and grounding in order to clear and cleanse our spiritual growth, it is about listening to your heart, learning the lessons in life, and moving through those challenges in order to unleash the power within YO...

This book, "FOLLOW YOUR PASSION...FIND YOUR PURPOSE" is a self-help book to whatever goal / vison / dream that YOU want to achieve. Whether it is personal or professional, this book offers the guidelines to a better YOU throughout any/all of YOUR endeavors.We ALL have a calling in this lifetime and it is up to YOU to decide on what YOUR calling is.People ask, "What is my purpose?" Well, What is it that you have been so passionate to achieve? What is it in YOUR heart that you ...